Trying to get pregnant after Mirena IUD

This is my first post, so forgive me if there's another thread out there already started on this (I did try to check first!).

My husband and I have recently decided to start trying to get pregnant. I have been on medication for quite some time that would harm a developing baby, so I stopped taking those on November 1st, had my Mirena IUD removed, and we are going to start "actively" trying as of December 7th (once the medication is completely out of my system).

I have a few questions. This will be our first child so I'm new to EVERYTHING that comes with trying to conceive. Even though we haven't started trying yet, I'm anxious to get pregnant ASAP, as I'm sure most couples trying are. Being the worrywart that I am, I'm afraid we'll have trouble getting pregnant. My concern comes with how to know when I'm ovulating - or for that matter, if I'm ovulating.

While on the Mirena (although it was only a little over a year), my cycle was never normal. It seemed to be nearly 31-32 days, but then I would bleed/spot for nearly 10 days sometimes. I was very happy with the Mirena so I never worried about it, but now I don't know how to figure out what my cycle will be off of it. Using two different ovulation calculators, according to when I got my period my last three times, my cycle may be as long as 34 days. The note on webmd.com said to be concerned if your cycle is longer than 32 or less than 28 days because you may not be ovulating.

I know BC can change your cycle and the Mirena can even stop you from ovulating, so I'm not sure how to figure when I'll ovulate. I don't want to have to wait through two more cycles to figure it out because we hope to conceive before that. My question, for anyone who might know, is can I use the dates I got my period while on the Mirena as accurate predictors of what my cycle is and when I'm ovulating? Also, if you had the Mirena and had it removed, how long did it take you to get pregnant?

Kat- Just wanted to say sorry for your loss. I can relate w/ you. I had a chemical pregnancy (very early miscarriage) in November 09, but then got a BFP again in December and am now due in August. My first three pregnancy were w/ my first husband so I was also worried I wouldn't be able to have a baby w/ my new husband. Hang in there...it will happen!!

Im getting my IUD removed TOMORROW! I have had it 4 years and 7months. I wanna get it out now so we can try to be prego before August/September.. Cause I got prego with my 1st in November and was misrible all summer long, she was born August 3rd. If I get prego real soon I will be having a winter baby, And thats what I want! Im really hopeing I dont have problems concieving after my IUD is removed. Also my hubby has been working out of town mon-fri so we can only try on the weekends.... Can I say BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER! lol

Good luck, Princesspurdy! Hope it works for you and that you can conceive right away!

I finally got AF last month on day 39 of my cycle. I'm now on day 29 of my third cycle since having my IUD removed..... I'm going to hold off testing though until the weekend. I wasted alot of money last month on hpt's! I don't want to get my hopes up too high, but I was really hoping that this month it worked, cause DH leaves on May 20 and will be gone most of the summer, with only the odd weekend here and there that we will see each other. I really wanted a winter baby.....

Hello, I just ran across this and wanted to share my story. I had the Mirena put in Dec 07 when my DS was 6 weeks old. A few weeks later I started having sharp stabbing pains "down there" and tried to feel my strings and couldn't. I went in and they checked and toldme that maybe the srings were covered in mucous or tucked away in my cervix. I was sent for an ultrasound which resulted in them telling me that the Mirena had come out and I didn't realize it. I had a feeling they were wrong....I saw that thing before it was put in, and was pretty sure I would have known if it came out in the toilet. Anyway, after more months of stabbing pains, I kept calling my mid wife complaining and I was having AF's each month...like every 14 days...it was crazy. Finally she sent me to an OB to see what he thought. HE sent me for an X-ray (AFTER his nurse basically told me I was crazy for thinking that the IUD was still there after I had been told that it came out because it wasn't seen on the u/s and that I "Flushed that thing months ago") The X-ray revealed that the IUD WAS still inside my body, just not my uterus!!! It went through my uterus and was in my abdomen....Needless to say, I was LIVID with this OB's nurse, and proceded to tell her what I thought of how she treated me....I mean that woman made me cry in that office and made me feel like crap. Anyway, FINALLY in August 09 I had a laperscopic surgery done to remove the IUD. After that my cycles were 31 days on the dot from Sept-November.....Between NOV and DEC it was 34 days so I tested and got BFN and AF came the next day...between DEC and JAN 35 days so I tested (hesitently) again and got BFP!! I was so excited, but then when I would have been 11 weeks 3 days on MArch 16th, I found out that my baby stopped growing at 5 weeks 6 days. I had a D&C done the next day. I have just had my first AF since and am hoping to TTC again, The OB assured me that the IUD and the whole ordeal with it, had nothing to do with my m/c and that since I already have 2 healthy kids (1 with my DH) that next time will probably result in another healthy pregnancy and baby. He says m/c happens 1 in 4 and that this was my 1 so I should not worry next time, even though I will worry myself to death.....

Hi I am new to this Mirena removal thing. I had my Mirena taken out 4/6/2010 and AF was 4/8 and was my usual light 2 or three days. I have had pregnancy symptoms for the last week, but so far all BFN. We weren't really trying as much as many of you but now after all the excitement of possibly being pregnant I am sad. If I don't start AF this weekend I will retest

Congrats Kendra. I was keeping up with your progress...made me hopeful!!

I had my mirena for four years. I had it out on April 7th. I stopped having periods while on the mirena until about 6 months ago when I started having normal 28 day cycles. I had a period April 1st that ended on the 6th. Nothing since. I am having all the pregnancy symptoms from previous pregnancies especially the sore BBs which was ALWAYS my number one sign. I have tested all week and have gotten BFNs. I am ok with not immediately getting PG, but I would like to start a new cycle soon if I am not...as much as I loved my mirena I am not liking not knowing what my cycles are going to do.

I had Mirena placed 6 weeks after my 2yr old was born(08/08)...My last period started 04/16/10 and on 04/18/10 I had the Mirena removed...I finally started my period this morning 06/02/10! My hubby and I are wanting to get pregnant but aren't rushing anything, it will happen when it happens...I just didn't expect for my period to take this long to come back so I took several pregnancy tests to see if I was pregnant and I wasn't...I also had labs done to make sure my hormone levels were ok, those came out perfect! So, we'll see how it goes and we'll continue to try!